| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Bigelow Mountain - Avery Peak, Bigelow Mountain - West Peak, Bigelow Mountain - South Horn, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Fire Wardens Trail, Appalachian Trail, Horns Pond Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 13, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of Parking at Stratton Pond parking area. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easily navigable. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Few small blowdowns, most of the major trees have been freshly cut away. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Mosquitoes at parking lot with minimal bugs on the trail/summit. |
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 | Comments: |
Easy hike up Fire Wardens trail to junction of AT between Avery and West where the snow began.
Soft snow with extensive existing (and new) postholes ;-)
Calf deep snow with unstable monorail/drifts from both the junction to Avery peak as well as to West peak.
We then continued across on the AT to the south Horns peak (very slow going, almost every step was a posthole in knee deep snow).
Snowshoes would have been helpful here as it lasted on and off for almost 3 miles (made the day long and tiring).
Snow didn't disappear until half way down Horns Ponds trail.
Easy out back to the car. |
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 | Name: |
Darren |
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 | E-Mail: |
hikeAMC@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-05-15 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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